Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*h₂(e)rmos
2 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *h₂(e)rmos, most common first.
- armThe portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand.
- armatoleA Greek armed mercenary who enforced Ottoman rule in Greece from the 15th century onward; during the Greek War of Independence (1821–1832), many armatoloi became pro-independence guerrilla fighters opposed to Ottoman rule.